She was relaxing. Thank God. Rory finished the final verse and slipped gently back into the chorus. His eyes remained closed as he focused on pouring every bit of joy he could into his voice ... the joy she'd brought him. She was here and he loved her; nothing was going to change that.

I do believe in you, Believer Girl.

He let his voice trail off, tenderly caressing the final syllables before letting them slip free. Believe in yourself, Pippa. Believe in me ... in us.